Fever Clinical Pathway — All Settings
Fever Clinical Pathway — All Settings
Evaluation of the Child with Fever: Fever Definition
Fever Defined for Specific Age Groups or Particular Risk Factors
Fever definitions are based largely on expert consensus. Individualized clinical decision-making for each patient is essential to good clinical care.
Infants < 57 Days | ≥ 38.0°C or 100.4°F | Febrile Young Infant |
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Children > 56 Days of Age | ≥ 38.5°C or 101.3°F | |
Patients with Underlying Immunocompromised State |
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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) | Patients with daily fever ≥ 38.3°C or 101°F ≥ 8 days | Evaluation of FUO |